Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2008-09-19
New J. Phys. 11, 073023 (2009)
Physics
Quantum Physics
Corrected 2 minor typos in hybrid scheme scaling proof; 15 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/11/7/073023
We derive, and experimentally demonstrate, an interferometric scheme for unambiguous phase estimation with precision scaling at the Heisenberg limit that does not require adaptive measurements. That is, with no prior knowledge of the phase, we can obtain an estimate of the phase with a standard deviation that is only a small constant factor larger than the minimum physically allowed value. Our scheme resolves the phase ambiguity that exists when multiple passes through a phase shift, or NOON states, are used to obtain improved phase resolution. Like a recently introduced adaptive technique [Higgins et al 2007 Nature 450 393], our experiment uses multiple applications of the phase shift on single photons. By not requiring adaptive measurements, but rather using a predetermined measurement sequence, the present scheme is both conceptually simpler and significantly easier to implement. Additionally, we demonstrate a simplified adaptive scheme that also surpasses the standard quantum limit for single passes.
Bartlett Stephen D.
Berry Dominic W.
Higgins B. L.
Mitchell Morgan W.
Pryde Geoffrey J.
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